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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I personally don’t see a point. My kids is planning to go pro and will likely finish high school online. He can go to college when he’s done pursuing his dream. And yes, he has a college fund we contribute to. But I also wasn’t raised here and didn’t grow up with college sports being a big deal (it’s a very American thing I think!). College is for academics and fortunately he is very intelligent smart kid too and has completely separate academic goals/plans for college that does not involve his sport. [/quote]

That’s not unusual in sports other than football and basketball.  Still - colleges are a good place for kids to mature while still working on their sport.  So, for example, you see the shift in baseball players from going pro out of high school to going pro after doing some college.  Good College programs give kids a chance to physically mature and get in shape correctly.  Frankly, the physio/medical staffing at a major college is better than all but the top level professional organizations.  That aspect flows through beyond football and basketball.

Soccer would be an iffy thing.  Going to a solid club with a good history of handling young players correctly - go for it.  Money is a factor though.  I would be curious what kind of NIL deal a top young men’s soccer player could get versus what they could get for playing.  For me - I think I would be looking at the physical issues mostly.  But obviously money is a big factor.  Got a seven figure deal?  Go for it.  Got a deal that basically pays living expenses- then college is looking much better - particularly if you can find some good NIL money.

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I think NILs are great but I just don't see it being a thing for soccer though.  It's more common to just attempt to go pro in high school or post high school than play in college.  Of course it can be done, there is still the MLS draft.  But a kid that really wants to go pro and is among the best by high school will not consider college at all.  So I'm not sure an NIL would work for a college soccer when college soccer is not the hotbed of US soccer stars.  [/quote]

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